The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear

Walter Moers

ISBN 10: 1435276132 ISBN 13: 9781435276130

Publisher: Paw Prints 2008-05-09, 2008

Synopsis

Captain Bluebear is a bear with blue fur, a creature as unique as the fantastic adventures he undergoes. Unlike cats, which have only nine lives, bluebears have twenty-seven. This is fortunate, because our hero is forever avoiding disaster by a paw's breadth. In this remarkable book, Captain Bluebear tells the story of his first thirteen-and-a-half lives spent on the mysterious continent of Zamonia, where intelligence is an infectious disease and water flows uphill, where headless giants roam deserts made of sugar, and where only Captain Bluebear's courage and ingenuity enable him to escape the dangers that lie in wait for him around every corner. In company with our indomitable hero, we enter a realm of the imagination that combines the fantasy of Lord of the Rings and The Neverending Story with the humour of Baron Munchausen - a wonderland where anything can exist except boredom.

About this title

From the Publisher

A cult-classic wherever it has been published, the epic adventure of fantasy, science fiction, myth, and fairy-tale about a bluebear with 27 lives.

From the Back Cover

“Marvellously fantastical.” – Sunday Express

“Part science fiction, part fairy tale, part myth, part epic, the book is a satire on all these genres... Very amusing.” – Daily Telegraph

Edition details

• Publisher: Paw Prints 2008-05-09
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1435276132
• ISBN 13: 9781435276130
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 704